Sale reports / New Mexico / Roswell Livestock Auction / 2021-01-25

Roswell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roswell, New Mexico · Mon, Jan 25
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1782
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,990 head
▼ 496 vs last sale 2,486▲ 883 vs year ago 1,107 · +79.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
325 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 318▲ 89 vs year ago 236 · +37.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
469 head
▲ 272 vs last sale 197▲ 299 vs year ago 170 · +175.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and calves 1.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers and calves 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls 4.00 higher. Trade active, demand very good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.93/cwt on 835 head.
Average price
$137.93
835 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.40
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503139.89703293
Medium and Large 1-2497137.48684505
Medium and Large 2428131.2556133
Medium and Large 2-3574106.006084thin
One grade step is worth $33.89/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale835 hd
137.93
—
NM average4 barns · 2,473 hd
135.53
+2.40
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,53473.451,12721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17852.7062154
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40851.277228thin
CowsLean 85-90%High95342.5440597

Every lot

114 lots · USDA AMS · Roswell Livestock Auction - Roswell, NM
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2208175.00/cwt175.00–175.003642
Steers—Medium and Large 1219187.22/cwt185.00–190.004105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278202.00/cwt202.00–202.005622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321178.50/cwt174.00–192.5057312
Steers—Medium and Large 1334195.00/cwt190.00–201.0065134
Steers—Medium and Large 2341163.72/cwt160.00–169.0055810
Steers—Medium and Large 2373163.00/cwt163.00–163.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375183.94/cwt164.00–191.0069015
Steers—Medium and Large 1377181.01/cwt175.00–192.0068230
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410129.00/cwt129.00–129.005292
Steers—Medium and Large 2416153.17/cwt145.00–163.006378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438159.87/cwt150.00–163.0070025
Steers—Medium and Large 1441173.18/cwt166.00–182.0076485
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455158.00/cwt158.00–158.007194
Steers—Medium and Large 2469144.05/cwt134.00–145.0067634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473164.13/cwt152.00–167.5077610
Steers—Medium and Large 1475169.38/cwt160.00–174.0080534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515144.16/cwt142.00–147.0074219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517160.15/cwt149.00–165.0082837
Steers—Medium and Large 1534157.11/cwt149.00–158.0083933
Steers—Medium and Large 2539130.00/cwt130.00–130.007014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575141.96/cwt137.00–148.0081654
Steers—Medium and Large 2580136.04/cwt135.75–141.0078941
Steers—Medium and Large 1596144.33/cwt138.75–145.0086027
Steers—Medium and Large 1621137.26/cwt130.50–144.5085219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642127.50/cwt127.50–127.5081913
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy645124.00/cwt124.00–124.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007864
Steers—Medium and Large 1661135.32/cwt127.00–139.0089414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686126.80/cwt124.25–129.5087047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707115.14/cwt113.00–116.0081421
Steers—Medium and Large 1728127.00/cwt127.00–127.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1768118.69/cwt115.00–125.009128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783119.00/cwt119.00–119.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 1905119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0774
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268162.00/cwt162.00–162.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274175.77/cwt172.00–177.004827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290151.00/cwt151.00–151.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed324177.50/cwt177.50–177.5057512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330163.87/cwt157.00–174.5054135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336175.02/cwt174.00–179.0058830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373150.89/cwt141.00–155.005637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378135.72/cwt134.00–139.005136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1391148.84/cwt144.00–167.5058234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed399148.00/cwt148.00–148.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409125.42/cwt123.50–130.0051310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412148.82/cwt142.00–152.0061350
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431144.79/cwt137.00–147.0062472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2453122.00/cwt122.00–122.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468140.64/cwt137.00–143.0065833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477137.16/cwt127.00–139.50654147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513130.56/cwt128.00–133.00670100
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517136.00/cwt136.00–136.0070311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524122.53/cwt119.00–127.006429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530124.00/cwt124.00–124.006573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed552146.00/cwt146.00–146.0080610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568124.07/cwt122.00–125.5070522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574106.00/cwt106.00–106.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590126.08/cwt125.00–127.0074439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617123.77/cwt120.00–125.0076457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623127.70/cwt116.00–129.5079680
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663116.13/cwt115.00–117.507707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675124.63/cwt115.00–129.5084113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725119.00/cwt119.00–119.0086310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733119.02/cwt114.00–120.5087216
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2392120.00/cwt120.00–120.004703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450143.00/cwt143.00–143.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468149.00/cwt149.00–149.0069710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3493121.00/cwt121.00–121.005973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645110.83/cwt107.00–120.0071519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2684115.86/cwt107.00–125.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1738107.00/cwt107.00–107.007907
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850108.50/cwt108.50–108.509222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,23466.23/cwt58.00–69.508174
Bulls——1,30661.82/cwt54.00–69.508075
Bulls——1,70279.95/cwt74.00–84.501,36111
Bulls——2,03589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,8111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed85223.30/cwt19.00–30.001999
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90941.05/cwt37.50–42.5037325
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed92544.96/cwt44.00–45.5041623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00847.65/cwt44.00–51.0048030
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02843.44/cwt37.50–47.504474
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05054.71/cwt54.00–55.005743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05437.49/cwt31.50–42.503957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17652.41/cwt48.00–56.0061641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25358.15/cwt57.50–59.507299
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31545.50/cwt45.50–45.505981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34150.92/cwt48.50–53.506835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62055.01/cwt54.50–55.508912
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,4504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,3131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950603.33/cwt500.00–675.005,7323
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2988690.00/cwt650.00–725.006,8174
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,008670.00/cwt635.00–725.006,7543
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,067800.00/cwt650.00–900.008,5363
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150685.00/cwt685.00–685.007,8781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2967573.33/cwt550.00–610.005,5443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025637.50/cwt600.00–675.006,5342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04551.00/cwt51.00–51.005331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,094669.81/cwt610.00–725.007,32827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,124598.82/cwt425.00–650.006,73117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,133776.08/cwt610.00–900.008,79374
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,111.90/cwt850.00–1,200.0012,89842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16349.50/cwt46.00–52.505764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16348.25/cwt45.00–50.505614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178733.33/cwt650.00–800.008,6399
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,60043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20048.50/cwt48.50–48.505821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,207872.29/cwt710.00–900.0010,52948
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,244922.19/cwt610.00–1,025.0011,47232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30056.00/cwt56.00–56.007281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2848670.00/cwt610.00–700.005,6823
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2917786.67/cwt760.00–800.007,2143

This sale against other markets

New Mexico weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.